Here’s What’s Coming to CBC Gem in July 2019

CBC Gem is the public broadcaster’s streaming service, offering over 4,000 hours of live and on-demand content, including 14 CBC channels.

The CBC has announced its upcoming slate of programming for July 2019, which you can find below:

YOUNG ADULT

  • Warigami (Drama, 10×10, First Love Films and distributed by New Form) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • Ackley Bridge (6×60, The Forge, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • My Mad Fat Diary Season 1 (6 x 60′, Tiger Aspect Productions, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • RePlay (Drama, 12×10, New Form) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • Mr. Student Body President (Comedy, 10×10, New Form) – All four seasons begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • Jade of Death (Drama, 6×10, Last Frame Productions) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 19
  • My Mad Fat Diary Season 2 (7×60, Tiger Aspect Productions, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 19
  • Shitty Boyfriends (Comedy, 8×8, New Form) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 26

CANADA DAY PROGRAMMING

  • CBC Music Festival Special – Begins streaming Monday, July 1 at 7 p.m. ET
  • Canada Day in the Capital 2019 – Live streaming Monday, July 1 at 8 p.m. ET
  • The Wild Canadian Year (Documentary, 5×4, River Road Films) – Now streaming
  • Brand Canada (Documentary, 10×5, Big Cedar Films) – Now streaming

NATIONAL TATTOO DAY – JULY 15

  • This Ink Runs Deep (Arts, 1×16, Aimer Films Inc.) – Begins streaming Monday, July 15
  • Art Hurts (Arts, 8×5, CBC Arts) – Begins streaming Monday, July 15
  • Skindigenous (Documentary, 13×30, Nish Media) – All episodes now streaming

CANADIAN FILMS

  • Octavio is Dead! (Drama, 2018, directed by Sook-Yin Lee) – Begins streaming Saturday, July 20
  • An Audience of Chairs (Drama, 2018, directed by Deanne Foley) – Begins streaming Saturday, July 13



ADDITIONAL CANADIAN FEATURES

  • Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes) (2017, François Girard, Director) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
  • Mean Dreams (2016, Nathan Morlando, Director) – Begins streaming Friday, July 12
  • River (2015, Jamie M. Dagg, Director) – Begins streaming Friday, July 19

CANADIAN DOCUMENTARIES

  • Counting on a New Crop (Documentary, 1×16, Brina Romanek) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
  • The Search for Freedom (Documentary, 1×90, Jon Long, Director) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
  • Short Round Up (Documentary, 1×17, Nobu Adilman) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5

ACCLAIMED FROM AROUND THE WORLD

  • Portlandia (Comedy, 10×30, Broadway Video, USA) – Season 7 begins streaming Friday, July 5
  • Greyzone (Drama, 10×60, Cosmo Films, Denmark) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 5
  • Travel Man: 48 Hours In…Season 1 (4×30, North One Television, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 5
  • Great British Baking Show Master Class Season 4 (4×60, Love Productions, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 5
  • Great British Baking Show Master Class Season 5 (4×60, Love Productions, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • Travel Man: 48 Hours In…Season 2 (8×30, North One Television, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • Great British Baking Show Master Class Season 6 (4×60, Love Productions, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 19

KIDS & TWEEN PROGRAMMING

  • Find Me in Paris (Tween Drama, 26×26, Cottonwood Media, ZDF Enterprises, BE-FILMS) – Episodes 14-26 begin streaming Friday, July 12
  • Thunderbirds Are Go (Animated kids series, 26×30, ITV Studios, UK) – Episodes 14-26 begin streaming Friday, June 12
  • CBC Kids News segments featuring Canadian contributors aged 9-16, bringing young viewers daily news in pop culture, sports, science, technology and the environment.

THE BEST OF CBC

  • Past and current seasons of CBC series, including new Canadian drama hit CORONER, family drama NORTHERN RESCUE, original legal drama DIGGSTOWN, limited drama series UNSPEAKABLE;  acclaimed comedies KIM’S CONVENIENCE, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW and SCHITT’S CREEK; crowd-pleasing dramas MURDOCH MYSTERIES, ANNE WITH AN E and HEARTLAND; and classic CBC hits like THE KIDS IN THE HALL and BEING ERICA.

COMING IN AUGUST

  • Special collection: Woodstock
  • Based on John Le Carré’s novel of the same name, The Little Drummer Girl stars Florence Pugh, Emmy®-award winner Alexander Skarsgård, and Oscar®-nominated actor Michael Shannon
  • Drama film Map to the Stars, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Julianne Moore, Sarah Gadon, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, and Robert Pattinson
  • Season 8 of Emmy-winning sketch comedy series PORTLANDIA created, written by and starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
  • Series premiere of docu-series JENSPLAINING with Dr. Jen Gunter

CBC Gem is available on the web at cbcgem.ca, along with apps on iOS and Android, plus TV screens via Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.

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